30 November 2009 22:15
Did you know that you don't need to peel butternut squash? I learned that from a Jamie Oliver programme. It might slightly depend on the dish, but certainly there is no point if you are making soup, and my favourite squash and blue cheese risotto works...
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27 November 2009 19:25
It's not often that I am downright dubious about chocolate, but on this occasion I really was. The chocolates in question were from the Chocolate Alchemist, an organic chocolate company based in West Sussex. Now in fairness I should say that their truffles...
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24 November 2009 10:23
This week I did something I have never done before – I made a cake from a packet. I knock up cakes from scratch on a regular basis, but faced with this unusual (for me) experience I thought I would share my conclusions with you.
Basically I...
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23 November 2009 10:19
Have you seen Romanesco broccoli, those sculptural bright green vegetables that look like a cauliflower formed out of many little pyramids? They look fantastic and actually they taste pretty good too.
Of course, you can just boil or steam them...
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19 November 2009 17:23
Most people know about my passion for cheese, and when I heard that Coronation Street star-turned-cheesemaker Sean Wilson was appearing at Jarrolds for their Christmas customer evening, I hot-footed it straight there. He is well-known for playing Martin...
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16 November 2009 13:34
Most press releases I get go straight in the bin, but I couldn't help being cheered by one from British Leeks. It came laden with recipe suggestions from the classic (leek and stilton soup) to the slightly odd (leek and cranberry caerphilly strudel),...
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13 November 2009 20:41
Just been watching Jamie's American Road Trip on Channel Four, which I think may be a repeat. This week he is in the Deep South. He visits some well-heeled cake-making ladies in Savannah, Georgia, and the display of cakes is amazing - red velvet cake,...
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11 November 2009 12:03
My friend Lynette has moved to Australia and now has a lemon tree in her garden. She asked me for some things to do with her glut of lemons, so I thought I would share my ideas with all of you here.
You could make lot of lemony dressings for salads....
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08 November 2009 13:36
With this chilly weather, a bowl of soup is what you want to warm your cockles. So here's another soup story, this time celery soup as I had some that had gone floppy and was crying out to be cooked up or binned.
You probably don't need me to tell you...
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06 November 2009 17:49
The Hairy Bikers have been in Norwich this week, filming for their forthcoming Christmas special themed on the 12 days of Christmas.
Norwich makes an appearance for the first day, which is of course the partridge and a pear tree. Well, Norfolk is known...
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03 November 2009 11:49
Sometimes the time is right for baking a cake - a rainy afternoon, maybe, or just a day when you need the soothing hug of a slice of fresh-baked cake.
This apple cake is not one for when you are in a hurry. It takes a bit longer than most to make, because...
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